Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 29, 2001
Date of Patent:
January 13, 2009
Assignee:
Zoesis, Inc.
Inventors:
A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
Abstract: In a data processing system executing a process for interacting with at least one user, the process for a period of time, during execution of the process, at a moment of likely intensity of the user's interaction with the process, a message is displayed to the user.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 6, 2004
Publication date:
October 14, 2004
Applicant:
Zoesis, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Inventors:
Joseph Bates, A. Bryan Loyall, Paolo M. Piselli, Peter W. Weyhrauch, Stanton E. Wood
Abstract: A data processing system and method for executing a process for interacting with at least one user and displaying messages to the user at times of heightened user interest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 23, 2004
Assignee:
Zoesis, Inc.
Inventors:
Joseph Bates, A. Bryan Loyall, Paolo M. Piselli, Peter W. Weyhrauch, Stanton E. Wood
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